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About the Keynote: The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is the first aircraft to operate from the surface of another planet, having travelled to Mars as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission. In this talk, we will look back at the development of Ingenuity, the ongoing flight operations on Mars, and the impact that Ingenuity has had on the future of Mars exploration. We will focus on key technologies that Ingenuity has pioneered, including the use of commercial off-the-shelf electronics in a planetary exploration context.
About the Presenter:
Håvard Grip is a Robotics Technologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. He led the development of Ingenuity’s Aerodynamics & Flight Control system, and served as Chief Pilot during Ingenuity’s first 37 flights. He is currently the Chief Engineer of Autonomy & Aerial Flight for the Mars Sample Recovery Helicopters, part of the joint NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign.
